Background
Herder, Gerhard was born on August 13, 1928 in Althoefen, Germany. Son of Friedrich and Anna Herder.
Herder, Gerhard was born on August 13, 1928 in Althoefen, Germany. Son of Friedrich and Anna Herder.
Graduate, Academy State & Legal Sciences, Potsdam, 1958. Dr.jur., Academy State & Legal Sciences, 1961.
With German Democratic Republic Diplomatic Service, since 1962. Ambassador to Lebanon, 1968-1973. Ambassador and permanent representative to Geneva Committee of Disarmament, 1975-1979.
Ambassador and permanent representative to United Nations and other international organizations Geneva, 1979-1983. Ambassador to the United States, since 1983.
Married Edeltraut Mueller, August 22, 1956. 1 child, Tanja.